Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: e-Request Tool
Published Date: 1/29/2026
Notice
Summary
USCIS is keeping its handy e-Request Tool for folks to ask questions or fix issues with immigration cases—no changes, just an extension! This means anyone using the tool can keep doing so without extra costs or hassle. You’ve got until March 30, 2026, to share your thoughts if you want to weigh in.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
e-Request Tool Remains Available
USCIS is extending the e-Request Tool (Form/collection G-1592) without any changes so individuals and households can keep using it to ask USCIS to take action. The agency estimates the total annual cost burden to respondents is $0.
Tool Lets You Report Specific Case Problems
You can use the e-Request Tool to tell USCIS that your case is outside normal processing times; that you did not receive a notice, card, or document by mail; to request an appointment accommodation; or to report a typographical error.
Time Burden and Usage Scale
USCIS estimates 569,519 annual respondents to the e-Request Tool, with an average respondent time of 0.30 hours per submission and a total annual hour burden of 170,856 hours. The agency also estimates the total annual monetary cost burden is $0.
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